Hotel Villa Sonia

What a fantastic place this is!! First of all the wonderful staff, and of course the location. From our balcony we watched Mount Etna erupt. So special! The pool, the bar and the rooms are all great! The restaurant is highly recommended too. Thanks for everything!

Had a fabulous stay recently at Villa Sonia - the decor is quintessentially Sicilian...so pretty! We had a room with view of Etna and a large balcony. Room cleaned very day and daily fresh towels. No issue with the sunbeds and infact one of the days, the team put out more beds to accommodate guests. Very chilled vibe and it was a super relaxing stay. Hotel staff arr amazing and we were particularly grateful as we had to extend our stay due to the volcano eruption. They were amazing! Pizzas in the restaurant are fab! Lovely local wine and an all-round fabulous stay. There is a shuttle service to Taormina twice a day - bus stop for local public transport just across the street. Avoid taxi's - they are so expensive

I don’t know where to start! What a fabulous week at the Hotel Villa Sonia. We came here because my sister had been the year before and loved it. This place did not disappoint - the views of Etna were stunning. The pool area lovely and enough beds and umbrellas for all. Fab lazy lunches at the pool bar. The best pizzas! Beautiful big bedroom and terrace (room 307 - we paid a small upgrade fee with EasyJet Holidays). All the staff were friendly and just made it a very special place. Not posh but full of character & I would highly recommend. We much preferred Castelmola to Taormina as a base. Buses perfect & hotel courtesy bus available too. Breakfasts were wonderful & sitting out on the terrace admiring the views was a perfect way to start the day (when my sister was there they couldn’t eat out at breakfast because of the wasps but thankfully not an issue for us all week). We asked for a kettle which they brought up with cups. The hotel booked our Godfather trip (with Etnapeople) which was wonderful, picked up from the hotel, Ricardo our guide was brilliant and so knowledgeable. Ironing room there and a fabulous library of books!!! Wifi/internet perfect. Short walk into the centre. Tried 4 of the local restaurants which were all excellent and a lovely little bar with very friendly staff for a daily aperitif /night cap - delicious almond wine spritzer / beer/ Sicilian wine. Quieter and calmer and cooler on an evening than Taormina which we preferred (but still nice to do both). Didn’t know about the beach club which I wish we’d been told about - just saw on a previous review. Did do a boat trip which we sorted in town from Giardini Naxos - a couple of hours/swim. A lovely mix of people at the hotel - all nationalities. Small and friendly. Absolutely not a place you would go with kids wanting clubs/ pool games /noise etc. More adult only but saying that the young teens that were there were exceptional polite and respectful as was the one delightful smiley baby with an American couple. Feel very lucky to have watched an Etna eruption which was fascinating to see (30.7.26). Shame about the ridiculous hype in the UK media - eruptions happen all the time and the Sicilians live with it & love it. Don’t let it put you off holidaying here. Sicily is a magical place.